Graduate Stories

"Painter, gardener, camera operator, office worker, certified kayak guide, courier."

"How Tara turned her pain into purpose “I needed to figure out how to live with it. It doesn’t mean that the hurt is gone and that I don’t think about it every day… but knowing it was out of my control..."

"Today, Debra Andrew’s life is filled with love, happiness and success but it wasn’t always that way. The daughter of a teenage mom, Debra felt lost in her early years and used defiance as a way of cop..."

"I can't believe that fall is upon us once again. I hope you all had a wonderful summer. This time last year I was in New York, lost on subways, strolling through Central Park, and thinking about start..."

"After hearing a moving speech from two high school students in January 2018, the idea of volunteering around Vancouver for an entire year hit me and I thought it was just that, an idea. As I started d..."

"I often catch myself using the counselling skills I am learning in my Community Mental Health and Addictions program on my family and friends. Whether over the phone, through text or in person, I imag..."

"I heard Dina Lambright speak at Stenberg’s Be the Change conference back in April. When I was told she was going to be our Community Mental Health and Addictions Worker instructor for our Aboriginal..."

"There’s no shortcut to success – Anthony Generoso, Licensed Optician, is a living example. It’s taken Anthony, whose pet name is Ton-Ton, 14 years to realize the Canadian dream that his family co..."

"At 21 Emily Skawski decided it was time for a career change. The former electrician found herself sitting across from a program advisor at Stenberg College and on her way to becoming a Hospital Suppor..."